John Hastie | |
Birth Name: | John Dickson Hart Hastie |
Birth Date: | 16 March 1908 |
Birth Place: | Peebles, Scotland |
Death Place: | Peebles, Scotland |
Ru Position: | Hooker |
Amatteam1: | Melrose |
Amatteam2: | Co-Optimists |
Amatteam3: | Army |
Provinceyears1: | 1938 |
Provinceyears2: | 1939 |
Province1: | Scotland Possibles |
Province2: | South of Scotland District |
Repteam1: | Scotland |
Repyears1: | 1938 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
John Hastie (16 March 1908 – 19 January 1965) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Hooker.[1]
He was the third Melrose player to be capped for Scotland; after J.R. Lawrie and J. W. Allan.[3]
He played for the Co-Optimists in March 1939 against Cambridge University Vandals. Unfortunately he was injured in the match, and went off with an injured knee.[4]
He also played for the Army.[5]
Hastie was a substitute used in the Scotland Probables side for the second and final trial match of that season, on 15 January 1938[6]
He played for South of Scotland District in 1939.[7] [8]
Hastie was capped by Scotland 3 times, all in 1938.[9]
He was later capped for Scotland in a military services team to played England Services.[10]
In 1950 and 1951,[11] he was the Vice-President of Melrose RFC.[12]
He became President of Melrose RFC in 1952.[13]
He was also a selector for South of Scotland District.[14]